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Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis records career high in Warriors’ win vs. Rockets

The Warriors rookie center notched a new career-high in scoring on Thursday night against the Rockets.

While Klay Thompson and Steph Curry fueled the Golden State Warriors’ offense with 29 points each in the blowout win over the Houston Rockets, another young member of the Warriors quietly registered a career high.

In his fifth consecutive start, rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded his first 20-point performance in the NBA on Thursday against the Rockets.

Jackson-Davis recorded a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 28 minutes in Houston.

Watch highlights from Jackson-Davis’ career-high via YouTube:

The Indiana product has tallied double-figures in scoring in 24 of his 62 games in his rookie campaign. Jackson-Davis has notched 15 or more points in eight of those games.

The 24-year-old will have the chance to build on his rookie season on Friday when the Warriors meet the Dallas Mavericks for the second leg of their Texas back-to-back.

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NBA Twitter trolls Tari Eason, Rockets: ‘He learned his lesson, who’s next?’

Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Warriors trolling the Rockets after their win.

The Golden State Warriors blew out the Rockets in Houston 133-110 and ended their season after they most likely eliminated them from the play-in contention.

Tari Eason infamously was the star of the night, as he wore a shirt that said, “Warriors come out to play”.

Here’s how NBA fans reacted to it after the Warriors win.

Watch: Draymond Green comes up with clutch block in fourth quarter vs. Mavs

Draymond Green came up with a must-see clutch block in the final minutes against the Mavs to help the Warriors secure their fifth straight win.

While six members scored in double figures, the Golden State Warriors defense secured a 104-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks to extend their win streak to five straight on Tuesday.

Draymond Green anchored Golden State’s defense, limiting Luka Doncic and the Mavericks to 100 points. With the game tight in the fourth quarter, Green came up with a must-see block in the final minutes to help the Warriors close out the Mavericks.

After Kyrie Irving dished a smooth pass to Daniel Gafford in the key, Green met the Mavericks center at the rim, rejecting his attempt to cut the Warriors’ lead to four.

Via @NBAonTNT on X:

Green finished the game with 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block in 31 minutes against the Mavericks. Andrew Wiggins scored a team-high 23 points.

Along with snapping the Mavericks’ seven-game win streak, the Warriors defense limited Dallas to its lowest scoring output since January.

The Warriors meet the Mavs again on Friday in Dallas.

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Former Warrior Otto Porter Jr. retires from NBA

The veteran forward was a key piece during the Warriors run to a title in 2022.

On Monday evening, a key member of the Golden State Warriors’ run to a championship in 2022 announced his retirement from the NBA. After 10 seasons in the NBA, Otto Porter Jr. announced his retirement from the league.

In his only season in the Bay Area with the Warriors, Porter Jr. averaged 8.2 points on 46.4% shooting from the field and 37% from beyond the arc in 22.2 minutes per game on the way to the NBA Finals in 2022.

Porter Jr. started three games in the NBA Finals against the Celtics, averaging 5.2 points on 58.8% shooting from the field and 56.3% from deep with two rebounds, a steal and an assist per game.

Via @utahjazz on Twitter:

Porter Jr. was initially drafted out of Georgetown by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft. Along with Washington and Golden State, Porter Jr. had stops with the Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors in his career.

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Watch: Warriors’ Klay Thompson slams rare dunk vs. Bucks

The veteran sharpshooter threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk against the Bucks.

While he’s known for his long-distance sharpshooting, Klay Thompson added a rare dunk to his highlight reel on Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at Chase Center.

Before halftime, Steph Curry delivered a long outlet pass into the hands of a streaking Jonathan Kuminga. After tracking down Curry’s pass, Kuminga dished a perfectly timed pass to an open Klay Thompson as he cut to the basket. With a wide-open lane to end a fast break, Thompson spiked a one-handed dunk at the rim.

Following his emphatic dunk, Thompson’s teammate Brandin Podziemski had a must-see reaction.

Via @NBCSWarriors on Twitter

Thompson’s dunk on Wednesday night was his 12th dunk of the 2023-24 season.

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NBA Twitter reacts to reports of Steve Kerr and Warriors agreeing to contract extension

Here’s what fans and analysts were saying on Twitter after Steve Kerr reportedly agreed to a record-setting contract extension with the Warriors.

During the 2023-24 season, Steve Kerr was in the final year of his contract with the Golden State Warriors. However, before the final stretch of the regular season, the Warriors reportedly locked up their longtime head coach for the future.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Kerr agreed to a two-year, $35 million contract extension with the Warriors. Kerr’s record-setting contract extension will make him the highest-paid coach in league history at $17.5 million per year.

Since taking over in 2014, Kerr has won 501 regular-season games for the second most wins in Golden State history for a coach. Kerr has won four championships with the Warriors alongside Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.

Following reports of Kerr’s extension, the NBA community on Twitter weighed-in with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Friday night.

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Report: Steve Kerr agrees to two-year, $35 million contract extension with Warriors

Steve Kerr has reportedly agreed to a new contract extension that makes himn the highest paid coach in NBA history.

The Golden State Warriors have reportedly locked up their four-time NBA championship coach to a new contract extension.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Steve Kerr has agreed to a two-year, $35 million contract extension. Kerr’s new contract at $17.5 million a year will make him the highest-paid coach in NBA history.

Via @wojespn on Twitter:

Kerr, who was initially in the final year of his contract in Golden State, is now committed to the Warriors through the 2025-26 season. Kerr has been the head coach of the Warriors since 2014, taking over for Mark Jackson.

Since reigning the sideline in the Bay Area, Kerr has tallied a 501-264 regular-season record with the Warriors while winning four NBA championships. Kerr is currently only trailing Al Attles (557) for the most wins in Warriors history. Kerr was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2016. During the NBA’s 75-year anniversary celebration, Kerr was named one of the 15 greatest coaches in league history.

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Report: Warriors signing former college lacrosse player Pat Spencer to two-way contract

The former college lacrosse All-American is reportedly signing a two-way contract with the Warriors.

After converting Lester Quinones’ contract to a standard NBA deal, the Golden State Warriors have reportedly found a player to fill his two-way role before the All-Star break ends.

According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the Warriors are signing G League guard Pat Spencer to a two-way contract. After playing one season of college basketball at Northwestern, Spencer played the past two seasons with Golden State’s G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors.

Via @anthonyVslater on X:

Spencer had an unorthodox journey to the NBA. Before joining Northwestern for the 2019-2020 season, Spencer played four seasons of Division I lacrosse at Loyola University Maryland. During his time at Loyola, Spencer became the all-time leader in Division I career assists. As a junior, Spencer earned the Tewaaraton Award for most outstanding player. In 2019, Spencer was selected No. 1 overall by the Utah Archers in the Professional Lacrosse League draft.

Instead of playing lacrosse professionally, Spencer opted to play basketball at Northwestern as a graduate student, averaging 10.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists in a single season.

In 37 career games in the G League with Santa Cruz, the 27-year-old averaged 11.2 points on 50% shooting from the field and 42.4% from deep to go along with 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

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NBA Power Rankings: Warriors land at No. 18 coming out of All-Star break

Before the All-Star break, the Warriors have won six of their last games.

Before the All-Star break, the Golden State Warriors put together one of their best stretches of the 2023-24 campaign, winning six of their last seven and eight of their last 10.

Following their strong performance before the All-Star break, the Warriors moved to 10th place in the Western Conference with a 27-28 record.

With the end of the All-Star break looming, John Schuhmann of NBA.com unveiled a new set of power rankings. Before play resumes on Thursday, the Warriors landed at No. 18 in Schuhmann’s set of power rankings, holding the same position they had last week.

Read Schuhmann’s full set of power rankings via NBA.com.

Coming out of the break, the Warriors will be tested by two strong Western Conference opponents in their first week. They welcome the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets to Chase Center during a three-game homestand that starts on Thursday.

The Warriors will start their final stretch of the regular season when they host LeBron James and the Lakers on Thursday night at San Francisco’s Chase Center. The Warriors and Lakers are set to tip off at 7 p.m. PT.

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Report: Warriors to convert two-way guard Lester Quinones to standard NBA contract

The 23-year-old guard is averaging 4.8 points on 39% shooting from the field in 19 games this season.

Before the All-Star break comes to an end, the Golden State Warriors are making a tweak to their roster.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Warriors are planning to convert two-way guard Lester Quinones to a standard NBA contract.

Via @wojespn on Twitter:

In 19 games, Quinones is averaging 4.8 points on 39% shooting from the field and 39.5% shooting from beyond the arc with 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 12.9 minutes per game.

Following a quiet start to the season, Quinones has had a strong stretch of games before the All-Star break in February. Quinones tallied double-figure scoring totals in three games in February, including a career-high 17 points against the Atlanta Hawks. Before the break, Quinones played 16 or more minutes in eight of nine games in Februrary.

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After gaining undrafted out of Memphis in 2022, the Warriors initially signed Quinones to a two-way contract before waiving him before the season. Quinones then signed a G League contract with the Santa Cruz Warriors. Quinones was later named the G League’s Most Improved Player.

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